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BRADLEY A iriskn, or NAPRRYILLE, iLLrNOrs, Ass'rGNOR To EBERHARD fFABER, OF PORT RICHMOND, New YORK.

, PEN-HOLDER.

sPEcrFrcArroN forming partof Letters Patent No. emma-dated March21,1882.

Application tiled December 15, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom tt may concern.-

Be it known that I, BRADLEY A. FisKE,a

.citizen of the United States, residing at Naperville, in the county ofDu Page and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvementsin PenHolders, ot' which the following is aspeoitication.

This invention relates to what are known as shooting pen-lrolders,7wherein the pen may beliberated and discharged withouttakinghold of it,as in ordinary holders; and it consists in the combination of asheet-metal pen-holding spring, having a flat shank and a segmental tip,with a handle having a longitudinal groove extending upward from itslower end for the reception of the spring, and a means for attaching theshank of the spring to the handle, so that, while the pen may beinserted for use in the slit or socket formed between the tip of thespring and the bottom of the groove in the handle, the spring is adaptedkto be forced away from the groove for discharging the pen. Thepen-holding spring has thumb-ears projecting laterally from the tipthereof for its manipulation; and the means for attaching the shank ofthe spring to the handle consists of a sleeve having the spring securedthereto, such sleeve being fitted loosely on the handle, so that it,together with the spring, can be entirely removed from the handle fordislodging the pen in case it sticks or adheres to the parts. i 4

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l represents a side view. Fig.'2 is a like view, looking in anopposite direction to Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section,and Fig. 4 a cross-section through the tip end. p

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. The letter A designatesthe pen-holding spring; A the shank, A the tip, and A the thumb-ears, ofthe spring. B denotes the handle, B its groove, and C theattachingsleeve.

The spring A is formed of steel or other suitable sheet metal, and theshank A thereof is left ilat to preserveits elasticity, while the tip Alis made segmental in cross-section, thus conforming to the cross-sectionof a pen. The ears A project laterally from the tip A, one on each sidethereof, the same extending beyond the side of the handle.

The groove B of the handle extends upward from its lower end asuflicient distance to receive the spring A, and the bottom of thegroove is formed substantially in conformity with the cross-section ofthe spring-namely, with a dat seat or portion to receive the shank A andwith a segmental grooved portion to receive the tip A. That portion ofthe handle B containing the groove B is chamfered or cut away lengthwisein a curved line, and

the spring A is bent longitudinally to correspond with such curvature,as shown in Fig. 3, in order to reduce the bulk or thickness of thearticle at the point.

The sleeve C is fitted loosely on the handle B, and the shank A' of thespring is secured thereto by a rivet, o, or other suitable means, suchshank being under or within the sleeve. 1n placing the sleeve C on thehandle it should be held in such a position that the springAis receivedin the groove B', and it a-pen is then inserted into the slit formedbetween the tip A" and the bottom of the groove it is firmly retained inposition by the pressure of the spring. When it is desired to remove thepen the tip A is forced away from the groove lB', as by taking hold ofthe thumb-ears A, thus liberating the pen, and it' the latter then failsto drop ont from its seat, as by adhesion due to the ink used, thesleeve C is simply slid oli' from the handle, thus entirely detachingthe spring.

It should be remarked that the spring A can be attached to the handle byother readilydevisable means than the sleeve (l, and, if desired, it canbe permanently attached.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A pen-holder combining in its structure a wooden statt' or handle,provided at one end, on its under side, with a segmental-shaped groove,terminating at its inner portion in a at seat, and a longitudinally-bentspring having a segmental-shaped tip and a Hat end, resting respectivelyin the segmental groove and on the flat seat ot' the staff or handle,substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbelore set forth, of thesheet-metal pen-holding spring, having a flat shank, segmental tip, andthumb-ears projecting laterally from the tip, with the handle, having alongitudinal groove extending upward from its lower end for thereception of the spring, and means for attaching the spring to thehandle.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinlL. s]

